Lady Miranda Leighton accepts she will have to marry someday, but she wants one last Season to be mistress of her own life - to go where she wants, when she wants, with whomever she wants. The lure of one more adventure is nearly irresistible. Unfortunately, her family has run out of patience with her as she unintentionally loosely courts scandal. She needs a plan, and needs it quickly.

He wants one more Season to pass without his mother harassing, debutantes stalking, or sanity deserting him.

Roman de Courtenay, Marquis of Stafford, accepts he will have to marry someday, but his immediate focus is set on managing his estates, pacifying his family, and being otherwise left alone. The lure of saddling his horse and fleeing to the country is nearly irresistible. Unfortunately, his mother wants him to find his marchioness, produce an heir, and let her settle into an anticipated and comfortable life as a dowager. He needs a plan, and needs it quickly.

Thus a lady and a lord with a similar problem hatch a mischievous scheme: to use each other as shields against marriage and the plans of their families, with a dance here and a meaningful look there. All goes well - for a time - until the constant company and camaraderie of their ruse give rise to some very real feelings. So what happens when you set out to fool society, but only end up fooling yourselves?

A Marquis For All Seasons is Book 2 in The Lords of Oxford Series. Each book stands alone, but readers are cautioned that some aspects of the first book, Lord Love a Duke, are referenced.

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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Author Renée Reynolds grew up all over the world as the daughter of a globe-trotting Marine father and spirited and supportive mother. Their family motto: you can never learn too much, travel too much, or talk too much.

She majored in majors in college, and after obtaining a handful of degrees she decided not to use any of them. Instead she writes about what she cannot do - go back in time to dance at balls, flirt with lords and scoundrels, and gallop unfashionably down Rotten Row during the most fashionable hour.

After dodging a few Collinses and Wickhams, Renée happily snared a Darcy. Her HEA turned out to be in Texas, where she resides with "the hubs, the kiddos, a boisterous menagerie of indoor and outdoor animals, and a yard of meticulously maintained weeds." She has happily tagged on this addendum to the family motto: you can never read too much, too often, or too late at night.

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I enjoyed the first book of this series, Lord Love a Duke, but I actually enjoyed Miranda and Roman's tale in A Marquis for All Seasons better. However, they both received 4 star ratings from me.This story is simply told and straightforward. He doesn't wish to be hounded by his mother to marry; she doesn't wish to be threatened to marry, either. I would have enjoyed the story more if we had seen Roman, the Marquis, being hectored more by his fond mama. The opening scene was ripe for fun and mischief and it would have enhanced the story if it had continued in a running jest, but it did not. *Sigh.* For Roman and Miranda have decided to form an alliance and 'pull the wool over everybody's eyes,' pretending they are courting to quell those complaints. Of course, the family plays along, but I think frankly, the family should have egged them on, instead.At some point, however, the tables turn and the couple finds themselves actually having fun with each other. Again, I would have liked to have seen a contrast of them with other people to see that the 'fun' they have between themselves is unique to this particular pairing. Otherwise, it seems like a foregone conclusion.The only reason this isn't a 5-star is the presence of Viscount M, whom I thought was an extraneous, undeveloped character in the first book. In this book, he's no longer undeveloped. But he's truly awful. And I hated the scene with him near the end of the book for personal reasons. Very upsetting. Painting a 'smiling villain' has to be done with subtle strokes---not smacking a person over the head with a 2x4 and then creating a convenient rescue before a great deal more harm can be done. I hated that scene. However, the sheer sweetness and boyishness of Roman's long-awaited proposal left me feeling good about the book and given my previous sour stomach, that was no small task. So, in the end, it all comes together beautifully.

I think I must go back and re-read the first book. I absolutely loved it and enjoyed everything from the writing style to the characters, just everything. This book is about secondary characters from that book. That H's sister that he was trying to marry off and his best friend. In this book the h is being her usual lively self getting up to mischief while her brother is away on his honeymoon. He returns early and catches her out and insists she marries by the end of the season. The H is being harassed by his mother to get married but he isn't keen. He knows the h's predicament and suggests that they feign interest in each other so that they can buy themselves more time. It's a convoluted story that truly drags on in places. I found myself getting irritated with the h's 'liveliness' and just wanted the main characters to get on with it. It's a 'clean' romance, which I really appreciate. I just think it should've been shorter.

I really loved reading Miranda and Roman's story. It was a wonderful follow-up to "Lord Love a Duke." The playful banter between Miranda and Roman keeps the story light and easy to read. I really loved seeing the deeper side to Miranda, and her reasons for her sometimes reckless behavior. There is a clear line between what Ms. Reynolds calls, "Family and Friend," and "the Rabble." I had a lot of trouble putting the book down, and will be reading it again soon. All I can say now is "Fustian!" the new book won't be out for a while. I anxiously await the next book in the series!

It was OK. As I am writing this review I have to skip to my kindle to remind myself of the plot and the characters so that tells enough. It is one of those books you can really easily enjoy in one rainy afternoon or on the beach but I am not sure you are going to remember it after several days.

I loved this new book by this author. It is about Roman de Courtney, Marquis of Stafford and Lady Marinda Leighton. These two people and being pressured by their families to find someone to marry. They concoct a scheme to pretend to be interested in each other to keep their families from pressuring them. What ensues is very interesting. Many of the characters from the first book reappear. I found this book full of excitement and some comedy and love. I highly recommend it.

This is the 2nd book in the Lords of Oxford series and I enjoyed it very much. A well written, sweet and funny romance. The 5 heroes in this series are friends from Oxford and they are not sure their sisters should be involved with their friends. I can't wait for the next one.

Lady Miranda Leighton want one more season of freedom and Roman de Courtenay, Marquis of Stafford need to look like he plans to marry to get his inheritance - so they make a plan. They pretend to be engaged but his sister overhears about their plan and shares it with everyone. The twist and lies are great - which of course leads to romance.